Having discussed נשמה, neshamah in part 1, now I will move to the other two Hebrew words for "soul": נפש, nefesh and רוח, ruach. In the Mussar book, "The Ways of the Righteous", the nefesh and ruach are likened as two masters of our soul. These two, however, are subordinate to the neshamah. This can … Continue reading 3 Hebrew Words For A Human Soul: Neshamah, Nefesh, Ruach. Part 2: Nefesh and Ruach.
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3 Hebrew Words for A Human “Soul”: Neshamah, Nefesh and Ruach. Part 1, Neshamah.
The essential nature of every human is that we are an incarnate soul. The soul is a profound aspect of the human condition. Even in Hebrew, one word was not sufficient to describe all the attributes of the human soul. Three words for soul are used in Hebrew: נשמה, נפש, רוח. In this post, I … Continue reading 3 Hebrew Words for A Human “Soul”: Neshamah, Nefesh and Ruach. Part 1, Neshamah.
“Tell None Whence We Came This Hour Today”
A Sonnet based on Mark 9:30-32. 1 “Tell none whence we came this hour today, 2 Still I must teach you my suff'ring to death, 3 The Son of Man's soon extinguished breath 4 That will be all your trouble on that Day." 5 How could He, the most holy Son of Man 6 … Continue reading “Tell None Whence We Came This Hour Today”
“Dune” By Frank Herbert: Why I Love Reading
The book, "Dune", was a real influence on my life. Since the latest movie has come out, and I just watched it, I wanted to talk about my love for this story. My memories of interaction with the book is from childhood; I think I actually read it more than 25 years ago! I was … Continue reading “Dune” By Frank Herbert: Why I Love Reading
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